05 ‘Closer’ – The Downward Spiral (1994) – Nine Inch Nails
- November 24th, 2011
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- very long, 6 mins
- stilted electronic beat intro
- wah wah bass line
- relatively sparse, compared to other tracks
- faux strings – dirty and distant
- call and response vox
- chorus; no gtr up front, organ instead?
- middle section lots drops out, leaving basic beat, distant faux strings, and punches of bass line
- then ‘solo’ section. wah wah synth, indecipherable vocal mutterings
- backwards gtr stabs, hard panned
- extreme panning in the final section; backwards sounds, wobbly piano melody – theme
KEY IDEAS to plunder
- piano melody from previous tracks – establishing itself as the album theme melody
- extreme, uncompromising lyric

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